Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Pendleton County, Kentucky, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pendleton County is held at the county jail, run by the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Pendleton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pendleton County is held at the county jail, run by the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office at sheriff-pendletoncounty.ky.gov/Prisoners%20and%20Wanted%20Persons/P... (page title: Prisoner's and Wanted Persons | Sheriff Pendleton County), phone (859) 654-4444, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (859) 654-4444.
The Pendleton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 42 people, down from about 53 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 47 beds, and it ran at 90 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pendleton County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pendleton County Jail
The Pendleton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Falmouth and Butler make the arrests that end in a booking in Pendleton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Falmouth's 116 for 2024, the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office's 100 for 2025 and Butler's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Pendleton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 100 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Pendleton County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kentucky Department of Corrections lists its inmates at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Pendleton County?
Ask the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office at (859) 654-4444; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff-pendletoncounty.ky.gov.
How many people are in the Pendleton County jail?
About 42 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 47 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pendleton County jail?
(859) 654-4444, the number on the page of the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pendleton County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Pendleton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.